Tropics Business Summit 2020 Impact Report by Tropics Group of Companies

TROPICS
BUSINESS
SUMMIT 2020
Impact Report
TROPICS BUSINESS SUMMIT
By TROPICS GROUP OF COMPANIES
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IMPACT REPORT 2020

Key
Report
Points
What we have lined up for this year
2020 Summit Overview
TBS Projected Impact
on Small Businesses
Key Area Focus
Thanks to TBS 2020
Sponsors & Partners
Speakers & Panelists
Economic Impact
TBS SDGs Goals
Best Tweets
List of Companies
Key Sectors &
Countries List 2020
Event Calendar 2021
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Thanks to our Parrains & Marraines
SAMBA BATHILY
CHAIRMAN & FOUNDER
AFRICA DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS - ADS
(MALI/GUINEA)
BERTA RODRIGUES ISSA
CEO & FOUNDER
INGA ROSE
(ANGOLA)
BETH MATLATJI
DIRECTOR
STARTUP GRIND JOHANNESBURG
(SOUTH AFRICA)
YVES MUYEJ
CEO & FOUNDER
KUPANGA
(DR-CONGO)
FATOUMATA SANGHO
PRESIDENT
ADA NGO
(MALI)
DR. RACHID OUMLIL
CEO & FOUNDER
ARCID
(MOROCCO)

Thanks to our Parrains & Marraines
ROSE-MARIE BOUBOUTOU
INTERNATIONAL JOURNALIST
MOTIVATIONAL COACH
(CONGO/FRANCE)
SAMIRA MIHAJA MOUMINI
CEO & FOUNDER
3 LADIES PIRATES
(MADAGASCAR)
RAOUL RUGAMBA
CEO & FOUNDER
AFRICA IN COLORS
(RWANDA)
CELINE VICTORIA FOTSO
CEO & FOUNDER
JEWANDA MAGAZINE
(CAMEROON)
AKASSIMANDOU
CEO & FOUNDER
SIMKOOL NETWORK
(SWITZERLAND/COTE D'IVOIRE)
CYNTHIA MUNWANGARI
CEO & FOUNDER
UKO SOKONI
(UGANDA/EAST AFRICA)

2020 Summit
Overview
Bridging the funding gap between the
African continent and the rest of the world
The COVID-19 pandemic has created one of the most complicated
challenges faced by the financial sector globally. The impact of the
pandemic on banking services has been severe due to demand
reduction, income reduction, closure of public and private sectors
and the overall curb on economic activities.
The present situation has forced Afro-Caribbean businesses,
consumers and financial intermediaries to shift focus on crafting a
strategic response across the entrepreneurship ecosystem. The
pandemic has undeniably acted as a catalyst in enabling rapid
adoption and use of Technology platforms as contactless offerings
become the new norm.
The TROPICS BUSINESS SUMMIT (TBS) 2020 live streamed event
explored the regional discourse on how the services industry in
Africa and the Caribbean should refocus on reopening and rebuilding
the economy and how innovation and digital technology enablers will
influence the future of investment in the region.
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Tropics Business
Network Projected
Impact on Small
Businesses
MENTORSHIP PROGRAM • 98%
Our mentorship program lasts one year (12 months) to better
support African and Caribbean Entrepreneurs through the crucial
times of their journey.
ACCESS TO SEED CAPITAL • 71%
The TROPICS BUSINESS SUMMIT gives access to Entrepreneurs'
funding opportunities including Angel Funders, Seed Investors,
Crowdfunding, Development Funding Intitutions, Public and Private
Equity Funding, Venture Capital Funding, etc.
INVESTORS-STARTUPS MEETUPS • 54%
The main aim of our Entrepreneurs and Investors Meetups is to
simplify and demistify the business funding process so that you can
make it work for you.

350
SPEAKERS &
PANELISTS
Key Area Focus
• Impact of the pandemic
on public and private sectors
and the entrepreneurship industry
• Consolidation of
financial technologies
• The importance of technology
and digitization in seamless
continuity
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PARTICIPATING
COUNTRIES
2
BUSINESS
LANGUAGES
500
GLOBAL
DELEGATES

Tropics Business Summit
2020 Speakers & Panelists
TALK: PUBLIC POLICIES TO
PROMOTE
ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN
SENEGAL
w/ Her Excellency Madame Zahra Iyane
THIAM (Minister of Social
Entrepreneurship of Senegal)
Link: https://youtu.be/pC8WuyzSHJM
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TALK: AFRICA, A LAND OF
OPPORTUNITIES FOR
FAMILY OFFICES
w/ Roberta Annan (CEO & Founder,
Annan Capital Partners in Ghana)
Link: https://youtu.be/dFFe-BVAe_U
WORKSHOP: WEBSITE
BUILDER - BRING YOUR
BRAND TO LIFE & INCREASE
YOUR SALES
w/ Beth Matlatji (Session powered by
GoDaddy SA & StartupGrind Joburg by
Google)
Link: https://youtu.be/qmCn9M3cWiw

TALK: TRADE &
INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES IN
ANGOLA
w/ Eduardo Kondua (Counsellor for
Economic Affairs at the Embassy of
Angola in South Africa)
Link: https://fb.watch/3xsTkWq9lq/
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TALK: ZONES
ECONOMIQUES SPECIALES:
UN INSTRUMENT DE
DEVELOPPEMENT EN
AFRIQUE
w/ HE Alain Akouala (Former-Minister
of ZES in Congo)
Link: https://fb.watch/3xsUD9yaL2/
TALK: INVESTING IN
SPORTS OF AFRICA
w/ Amadou Gallo Fall (President,
Basketball Africa League - BAL at
National Basketball Association (NBA
Africa) in Senegal)
Link: https://fb.watch/3xt6Tl0vYt/

LIVE INTERVIEW:
ARTISANAT &
INDUSTRIALISATION
MINIERE
w/ Yves Muyej (CEO of KUPANGA in
the DR-Congo)
Link: https://youtu.be/y1QoYjc_4k4
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TALK: LA DIGITALISATION
DES MEDIAS, UNE CHANCE
POUR L'AFRIQUE?
w/ Wesleg Nanse (CEO of Naja TV in
Germany/Cameroon)
Link: https://youtu.be/_z65jxf-bP0
TALK: e-REPUTATION:
QUELS ENJEUX POUR LES
DIRIGEANTS & LES
ENTREPRISES EN POST
COVID-19
w/ Vincent Garrigues (Managing
Director of MEROE Global in France)
Link: https://youtu.be/10-yW05vkhQ

TALK: MUTUALISM:
ACCELERATING SMME
GROWTH, TANSFORMATION
& JOB CREATION IN SOUTH
AFRICAN TOWNSHIPS
w/ Mason Witman (CEO, MUTUALISM in
South Africa)
Link: https://youtu.be/D8pkgXgt_Dk
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TALK: WHAT IMPACT WLL
BIG TECH'S ENTRY INTO
FINANCIAL SERVICES HAVE
ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
w/ Shaun Burrow (CEO of DEMARS in
Mauritius/South Africa)
Link: https://youtu.be/KJeo1fBiMQc
TALK: WHY NOW IS THE
TIME TO INVEST IN AFRICA
E-COMMERCE
w/ Cynthia Munwangari (CEO of
UKO SOKONI in Uganda / East Africa)
Link: https://youtu.be/-FqdTFkREFg

TALK: INVESTING IN
WOMEN
w/ Adeline Akufo-Addo Kufuor (CEO of
Women's Empowerment and Investment
Group in Ghana)
Link: https://youtu.be/3pzRH4S731c
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ROUNDTABLE: THE FUTURE
OF BANKING IN AFRICA:
FROM SCALE & SCOPE
ECONOMIES
w/ Christian Kamtchueng (CEO of
AFRISIA in France) and Dorothee-Henri
Saubate (SME Consultant in France)
Link: https://youtu.be/8NO37eoDh1E
PANEL: NEW INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES IN
UPSCALE PROPERTY
DEVELOPMENT &
RENEWABLE ENERGY
w/ Samba Bathily (Africa Develpment
Solutions in Mali/Guinea), Joyce
Williams, PLLC (Armooh Williams in
USA/Ghana) and Gabino
Guerengomba (Co-Founder at
Integrated Solar Technologies in
Central African Republic/Mexico)
Link: https://youtu.be/4LDKIihbN_w

TALK: THE LINK BETWEEN
HEALTH, HYGIENE &
BEAUTY
w/ Christelle Kedi (Multi Awards Winning
Beauty Artist & Wellness Coach in
France/Cameroon)
Link: https://youtu.be/NGnaspev3oQ
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TALK:ENTREPRENDRE EN
AFRIQUE: ENJEUX & DEFIS
DE L'INDUSTRIE DE BEAUTE
w/ Francis Olilo (CEO of Ecole Olilo in
Cote d'Ivoire)
Link: https://youtu.be/kDzcH1vLzCI
PANEL: IMPACT SOCIO-
ECONOMIQUE DU
STREAMING MUSICAL EN
AFRIQUE
w/ Moussa Wague (CEO at KEYZIT in
France), Pembele Ndombasi Olivier
(Manager of WALI International in DR-
Congo/Canada) and Baya Ciamala
(CEO of Baziks Pulse in DR-Congo)
Link: https://youtu.be/hwijoFg5-yE

TALK: QUAND LA MUSIQUE
& LE DIVERTISSEMENT
AFRICAINS ATTIRENT LES
CAPITAUX
w/ Franck-Alcide Kacou (Managing
Director at Universal Music Africa in
Cote d'Ivoire)
Link: https://youtu.be/wHOs_coIm0w
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TALK: THE CURRENT &
FUTURE STATE OF THE
VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY IN
AFRICA
w/ Sidick Bakayoko (CEO, Paradise
Game in Cote d'Ivoire)
Link: https://youtu.be/WLVGpV92ngA
TALK: LA FISCALITE DU
SECTEUR NUMERIQUE
w/ Losseny Kamagate (CEO of
Cabinet KLS in Cote d'Ivoire)
Link: https://youtu.be/KjjqjrrqYeM

TALK: LES CINEMAS
D'AFRIQUE FRANCOPHONE
SUBSAHARIENNE: DU
BUSINESS DE LA CULTURE
w/ Rufin Mbou Mikima (CEO of Inzo Ya
Bizizi in France/Congo)
Link: https://youtu.be/1iYk_jXexAM
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TALK: DE L'IDEE A LA
CREATION ENTREPRISE
w/ Dimitri M'Foumou-Titi (CEO of
African valley in France/Congo)
Link: https://youtu.be/ND3x0wCCHTo
TALK: SDG3 GOOD HEALTH
& WELL-BEING IN CITIES
w/ Gareth Presch (CEO, World Health
Innovation Summit in United Kingdom)
Link: https://youtu.be/iJhwHce3TD4

TALK: MINING & TECH:
PREPARER LES
INDUSTRIELS A LA 4EME
REVOLUTION INDUSTRIELLE
w/ Herve Mwinkeu (CEO, NOVA Inc. in
DR-Congo)
Link: https://youtu.be/LF-MqNi--Sc
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TALK: PRISE EN CHARGE DU
CANCER EN AFRIQUE
w/ Dr. Arnold Sulu (Managing Director
of Centre Hospitalier Nganda in DR-
Congo)
Link: https://youtu.be/RSnINgW6oGs
TALK: ETHICAL
CONSIDERATIONS FOR
HEALTH INNOVATION
w/ Dr Brenda Khubeka (Health IQ
Consulting in South Africa)
Link: https://youtu.be/dbG-lVMvw8w

(IN MEMORIAM)
TALK: THE MOBILE
REVOLUTION IN THE
TELECOMMS INDUSTRY
IN ANGOLA
w/ Eunice Carvalho (Late Chief
Corporate Affairs Officer at UNITEL in
Angola)
Link: https://youtu.be/tRYxn-PpmBM
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TALK: EDUCATION &
GENDER INEQUALITY:
WHEN CULTURAL
TRADITION IS A FACTOR OF
EXCLUSION
w/ Berta Rodrigues Issa (CEO of Inga
Rose in Angola)
Link: https://youtu.be/73LdUUfPMmE
TALK: LA NOUVELLE
GOUVERNANCE AFRICAINE
w/ Jean Jacques Lumumba (Senior
Credit Risk Analyst in Belgium)
Link: https://youtu.be/8C79_mROpOI

TALK: TRADE &
INVESTMENT IN MAURITIUS
w/ Dr Prega Ramsamy (Economic
Counsellor for Africa at Mauritius High
Commission in South Africa)
Link: https://youtu.be/nSkIpeoj5eg
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TALK: JEUNESSE, MOTEUR
DU DEVELOPPEMENT
DURABLE EN AFRIQUE
w/ Fatoumata Sangho Keita
(President, ADA in Mali)
Link: https://youtu.be/wP9R2CoD7vU
TALK: LE SECTEUR
BANCAIRE COMME LEVIER
DE REDEMARRAGE DES
ACTIVITES DES PME/TPE
AFRICAINES
w/ Danny Dior Ngongang, ARB I
(Relationship Manager SME at
ECOBANK in Cameroon)
Link: https://youtu.be/jk5cnrLsMIA

TALK: DIASPORA
NETWORKS & INVESTMENT
INITIATIVES
w/ Dr John Brewster (Board Member,
Africa Diaspora Network in Europe - The
Netherlands)
Link: https://youtu.be/mZpeaDE4oNo
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TALK: STRATEGIES FOR
ENCOURAGING DIASPORA
INVESTMENT & BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA
w/ Mel Foote (CEO & President of
Constituency for Africa in Washington
DC, USA)
Link: https://youtu.be/tfrDuY5fbLU
TALK: SMART CITIES: A
SOLUTION TO THE
BOOMING URBANIZATION
PROCESS IN THE
CONTINENT
w/ Serge Poueme (Senior Site
Reliability Engineer at SAP - Quebec
Link: https://youtu.be/HFX57d0bsi4

TALK: LA GUINEE
EQUATORIALE COMME UNE
DESTINATION PHARE DES
INVESTISSEMENTS EN
AFRIQUE
w/ Me. Maria Eugenia Bohabonay Boriba
(CEO of PAN Associes in Equatorial
Guinea/France/Spain)
Link: https://youtu.be/O90vPq-nzTc
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TALK: FUTURE YOUNG
LEADERS (REBUILDING
SMALL BUSINESSES AFTER
COVID-19)
w/ Mbolatiana Razakatsara
(Economic Development Board of
Madagascar)
Link: https://youtu.be/R0nQtAD9cNU
TALK: HOW TO BECOME A
RESILIENT WOMAN LEADER
w/ Audrey Randriamandrato (CEO of
KATRO & CO. in Madagascar)
Link: https://youtu.be/dS4n2rOQHiQ

TALK: INVESTIR EN
AFRIQUE - ACCELERER LE
DEVELOPPEMENT DE
L'AFRIQUE PAR
L'INNOVATION
w/ Gaetan Rajaofera (CEO of Greentsika
in Madagascar)
Link: https://youtu.be/b1zYjKr1ePc
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PANEL: FACILITER LE
TOURISME INTRA AFRICAIN
A TRAVERS LA PROMOTION
DE LA "DESTINATION
AFRIQUE"
w/ Anita Volatsara (CEO, Marodia in
Madagascar)
Link: https://youtu.be/GRcH6Pxw12c
TALK: THE IMPORTANCE OF
ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN
SCHOOL CURRICULUM
w/ Helvecia Takwe (Project
Management Expert in Cameroon)
Link: https://youtu.be/zMEXDx3_xKo

INTERVIEW WITH THE
MAYOR OF VERNIER IN
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
w/ Mayor Gian-Reto Agramunt (Mayor of
the Vernier Municipality)
Link: https://youtu.be/i8W8GWkLHoI
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TALK: L'INDUSTRIE DU
GAMING & DU STREMAING
EN AFRIQUE
w/ Luana Karen Andriamamonjy (Tech
and Natural Cosmetics Entrepreneur in
Madagascar)
Link: https://youtu.be/GRcH6Pxw12c
TALK: LE ROLE DE LA
TECHNOLOGIE (DU
NUMERIQUE) DANS LE
DEVELOPPEMENT DES
SECTEURS DE L'ENERGIE
w/ Thierry Barbaut (Digital Chief
Officer, Agence des Micro-Projets in
France)
Link: https://youtu.be/4PiokHK6oVA

TALK: ONSITE TO ONLINE:
HOW TO BUILD A REMOTE
BASED, GLOBAL COMPANY
IN AFRICA
w/ Cofounder & CEO, Baobab Consulting
in USA/Kenya
Link: https://youtu.be/D7wCT6YiI6o
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TALK: THE EVOLUTION OF
THE TELECOM LANDSCAPE
OPPORTUNITIES &
CHALLENGES
w/ Clementine Fournier (CP Africa at
BICS in Belgium)
Link: https://youtu.be/_JSVE_b3N0g
TALK: LES ENJEUX DE LA
DIVERSITE & DE LA
REPRESENTATION DANS
LES STEM
w/ Dora Muanda (Biologist in
Democratic Republic of Congo)
Link: https://youtu.be/vquIKUL3B2U

TALK: COMMENT L'ART &
LA CULTURE PEUVENT
IMPACTER LE
DEVELOPPEMENT & LA
STABILITE EN AFRIQUE?
w/ Boddhi Satva (Celebity DJ, Artist &
Entrepreneur in Central Africa/Belgium
Link: https://youtu.be/K4HbWN82EB4
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TALK: VERSUS BANK,
MEILLEURE BANQUE &
PARTENAIRE DES PME EN
COTE D'IVOIRE
w/ Jean Philippe Toure AKA
(Corporate, SME and Retail Banking
Director at VERSUS BANK in Cote
d'Ivoire)
Link: https://youtu.be/-YR9QFIbo8U
TALK: L'IMPACT DU COVID-
19 FACE A L'INSERTION DES
JEUNES SUR LE MARCHE
DU TRAVAIL
w/ Dr Rachid Oumlil (CEO, ARCID in
Morocco)
Link: https://youtu.be/b6vra2DN1zM

TALK: RENFORCER
L'INNOVATION AU COEUR
DES STARTUPS DU
DIVERTISSEMENT
w/ Habib Bamba (Directeur de la
Transformation, du Digital et des Medias
- ORANGE Cote d'Ivoire)
Link: https://youtu.be/brv1_5bseF4
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TALK: LA TUNISIE COMME
PLATEFORME DE LUXE EN
AFRIQUE & DE SOUS-
TRAITANCE DE MAINS
D'OEUVRES
w/ Rafla Hfayed (Assistant Professor,
ESSEC Tunis in Tunisia)
Link: https://youtu.be/cfDIxif5on0
TALK: INCLUSIVE DESIGN
MATTERS TO HEALTH
INNOVATION
w/ Ntsoaki Phali in South Africa
Link: https://youtu.be/rEkyfdyhmqY

TALK: HOW
COMMUNICATIONS CAN
HELP AFRICA ACHIEVE ITS
INTEGRATION AGENDA
w/ Mimi Kalinda (CEO, Africa
Communications Media Group
in South Africa
Link: https://youtu.be/URPc0_NGN5c
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TALK: LES INEGALITES
SOCIO & ECONOMIQUES
CONSTATEES /
PROBLEMATIQUE DU GENRE
EN AFRIQUE
w/ Elizabeth Traore-Andony (Chair &
Founder, CMO London in the CEMAC
Region / United Kingdom)
Link: https://youtu.be/kSIEnXRCB-4
TALK: HOW CAN AFRICAN
COUNTRIES CHANGE THE
NARRATIVE WITH WOMEN
LEADERS
w/ Nomsa Nteleko (CEO, OS Holdings
in South Africa), Kriss Brochec (CEOm
Africa Digital Academy in Congo)
Link: https://youtu.be/dkFS2wNSojg

TALK: CLASSES
CULTURELLES
NUMERIQUES AU SERVICE
DES PROFESSIONNELS
EPANOUIS DANS LE
NUMERIQUE
w/ Virginie Mounanga (CEO, Blanc
Cristal in Gabon)
Link: https://youtu.be/odgqrdTEPQM
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TALK: LA PROPRIETE
INTELLECTUELLE &
L'INNOVATION AU SERVICE
DE LA COMPETITIVITE DES
ENTREPRISES AFRICAINES
w/ Tania Dieny (CEO, Rotan Beauty in
France / Cote d'Ivoire)
Link: https://youtu.be/hT3EpiMMSjM
TALK: LES NOUVELLES
TECHNOLOGIES
FAVORISENT LE
LEADERSHIP DES FEMMES
w/ Fadima Diawara (CEO, Kunfabo in
Spain/Guinea)
Link: https://youtu.be/MdJ8PqoP7D8

MASTERCLASS: STARTUP
TECHNOLOGIQUE - LE
PILOTAGE JURIDIQUE, UN
ATOUT POUR VOTRE
PROJET ENTREPRENEURIAL
w/ Me. Karine Mazand-Mboumba (CEO,
MMT AVocats in France/Gabon)
Link: https://youtu.be/7e7Bi36gSBE
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TALK: DEMAIN, LA
PUBLICITE SERA ECO-
RESPONSABLE,
EMOTIONNELLE &
IMMERSIVE SANS ETRE
INVASIVE
w/ Julie Cesaire (CEO, DC Marketing in
France and Martinique)
Link: https://youtu.be/hT3EpiMMSjM
TALK: LES NOUVELLES
TECHNOLOGIES
FAVORISENT LE
LEADERSHIP DES FEMMES
w/ Fadima Diawara (CEO, Kunfabo in
Spain/Guinea)
Link: https://youtu.be/MdJ8PqoP7D8

PANEL DISCUSSION:
L'AUTONOMISATION DES
FEMMES, CONDITION
ESSENTIELLE AU
DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE
w/ Kriss Brochec (CEO of African Digital
Academy in Congo), Magali Mukendi
(Blessed to be Bless NGO in DR-Congo)
and Ndeye Marieme Fall (Associate
Director, G&G Professional Services in
Senegal)
Link: https://youtu.be/FFBRKsAdfNM
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TALK: PROMOUVOIR DES
POLITIQUES AXEES SUR LE
DEVELOPPEMENT
DURABLE,
L'ENTREPRENEURIAT
FEMININ & LA CROISSANCE
ECONOMIQUE RICHE EN
EMPLOIS
w/ Samatar Abdi Osman (CEO, CTID i
Djibouti) and Geraldine
Link: https://youtu.be/8PWDTPNTvOY
LUNCH WITH CHEF COCO
w/ Chef Coco Reinharz (Chef Patron at
Epicure Restaurant)
Link: https://youtu.be/ytaoyi0uzAU

PANEL DISCUSSION:
AFRICAN DIASPORA
FACILITATING TRADE &
INVESTMENT
w/ Kriss Brochec (CEO of African Digital
Academy in Congo), Magali Mukendi
(Blessed to be Bless NGO in DR-Congo)
and Ndeye Marieme Fall (Associate
Director, G&G Professional Services in
Senegal)
Link: https://youtu.be/Vj7QKxulos4
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TALK: WOMEN BY DESIGN
(session powered by
MASTERCARD
AFRICA/MENA)
w/ Ifeoma Dozie (Marketing &
Communications Manager,
MASTERCARD Africa)
Link: https://youtu.be/vNQooL40_4E
TALK: CONSUMING &
EXPORTING "MADE IN
AFRICA" PRODUCTS &
SERVICES TO BOOST
EMPLOYMENT
w/ Aristote Roger Tossea (CEO,
Carlixe
Link: https://youtu.be/jTHwAY5fLtM

TALK: TOWARDS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY:
GENDER-LENS INVESTING &
INCLUSIVITY FOR SOCIAL
IMPACT
w/ Grace Lokako (CEO, Logitech in
Switzerland)
Link: https://youtu.be/eTOYisiuwoQ
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TALK: MECHANISMS TO
HELP SMEs IN THE POST
PANDEMIC
w/ Lynda Aphing Kouassi (CEO,
Cabinet KAIZENE in Cote d Ivoire)
Link: https://youtu.be/yCE5Bm-_8qM
TALK: CREATIVE
INDUSTRIES FOR YOUTH IN
RWANDA: UNLEASHING
POTENTIAL & GROWTH
w/ Raoul Rugamba (CEO, Africa in
Colors in Rwanda)
Link: https://youtu.be/IJpxjGtrF6E

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Economic
impact of the
2020 Tropics
Business
Summit
AGRIBUSINESS
55%
TECHNOLOGY
75%
FMCG
60%
EDU-TECH
45%
MANUFACTURING
35%
CREATIVE SECTORS
40%

Tropics Business Summit committed to
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
GOAL 1:
No Poverty
34
GOAL 7:
Affordable and
Clean Energy
GOAL 3:
Good Health
and Well-being
GOAL 5:
Gender Equality
GOAL 8:
Decent Work and
Economic Growth
GOAL 9:
Industry, Innovation
and Infrastructure

Tropics
Business
Summit
Best Tweets

2020 Companies Attended
ROYAL KINGDOM OF MOZAMBIQUE
ROYAL KINGDOM OF SWAZILAND
GOVERNMENTS
GOVERNMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA
GOVERNMENT OF CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE
GOVERNMENT OF SENEGAL
EMBASSY OF ANGOLA
EMBASSY OF CONGO
EMBASSY OF RWANDA
EMBASSY OF MAURITIUS
EMBASSY OF CONGO DR-CONGO
MAIRIE DE GENEVE (SWITZERLAND)
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT &
AFRICAN ROYAL KINGDOMS
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
GAUTENG GROWTH DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (GGDA)
BANKS & INSTITUTIONS
ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS
UNIVERSITY OF WITWATERSRAND (WITS VENTURES)
UNIVERSITY OF WITWATERSRAND (WITS VENTURES)
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD (MADAGASCAR)
WOMEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (HAITI)
SOUTH AFRICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (SA)
AZANIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (SOUTH AFRICA)
CONSTITUENCY FOR AFRICA (WASHINGTON DC)

B
ANNAN CAPITAL PARTNERS (GHANA)
AFRICA COMMUNICATIONS GROUP (SOUTH AFRICA)
AFRICAN RESEARCH CENTER FOR INNOVATION & DEVELOPMENT
(MOROCCO)
AGENCE DES MICRO-PROJETS (FRANCE)
AFRICA DIGITAL ACADEMY (CONGO)
ARMOOH WILLIAMS, PLLC (USA)
AFRICA DIASPORA NETWORK IN EUROPE (BELGIUM)
ATSI INTERNATIONAL (WASHINGTON DC)
ADA - ASSOCIATION POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT DE L'AFRIQUE
(MALI)
AFRICAN VALLEY (FRANCE)
ALLURE AFRIQUE (SOUTH AFRICA/DR-CONGO)
AFRICAN MUTTI (COTE D'IVOIRE)
AFRICA IN COLORS (RWANDA)
AFRISIA (CAMEROON/FRANCE)
ACC - ATELIERS CITOYENS DU CONGO (CONGO)
A C
BLANC CRISTAL AGENCY (GABON)
BLESSED TO BLESS NGO (DR-CONGO)
BAOBAB CONSULTING (KENYA)
BICS (BELGIUM)
BEBUC EXCELLENCE HIGHER EDUCATION
(SWITZERLAND/GERMANY)
CAPITAL MARKETS OPPORTUNITY LONDON (UNITED KINGDOM)
CENTRE HOSPITALIER NGANDA (DR-CONGO)
CREATIVE IDEA SOLUTIONS (FRANCE)
CURLY AT HOME (MADAGASCAR)
CABINET KAIZEN (COTE D'IVOIRE)
CHRISTELLE KEDI WELLNESS COACH (FRANCE/CAMEROON)

E
DC MAKETING (FRANCE/MARTINIQUE)
DAGO'S CORP (MADAGASCAR)
D F
ECOBANK (CAMEROON)
ESSEC TUNIS (TUNISIA)
EZ ENGINEERING GROUP (ANGOLA)
EFFRAKATA ENTERTAINMENT (NIGERIA)
ECRIS-MOI UN BISCUIT (MADAGASCAR)
UNIVERSAL MUSIC AFRICA (COTE D'IVOIRE)
NBA - NATIONAL BASKETBALL AFRICA (SENEGAL)
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD (MADAGASCAR)
AFRICA GLOBAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (CHICAGO)
SOUTH AFRICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (SA)
CONSTITUENCY FOR AFRICA (WASHINGTON DC)
FENU STYLE DESIGNS (BENIN)
FRED EBAMI ARTIST (CAMEROON/FRANCE/UNITED KINGDOM)
FEMMES ICI & AILLEURS (FRANCE/CAMEROON/ANTILLES)

H
GUINOT & PARTNERS (SOUTH AFRICA)
GEN GROUP OF COMPANIES (SOUTH AFRICA)
GRIOTE TV (CAMEROON)
GEOFFREY GASPARD FILMS (MADAGASCAR)
G&G PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (SENEGAL)
GREENTSIKA (MADAGASCAR)
GLOBAL MIND CONSULTING (GABON)
G I
HcsMDA (SOUTH AFRICA)
HOGAN LOVELLS (SOUTH AFRICA)
HOPE IN LIFE INTERNATIONAL (UGANDA/SOMALIA)
INTEGRATED SOLAR SOLUTIONS (CENTRAL AFRICA/NEW MEXICO)
INGA ROSE (ANGOLA)
INITIATIVE 100% JEUNE (DR-CONGO)
INZO YA BIZIZI (FRANCE/CONGO)
ICY ACADEMY (MIAMI/NIGERIA)

K
JEWANDA MAGAZINE (CAMEROON)
JENDOUBA (TUNISIA)
J L
KUPANGA (DR-CONGO)
KUNFABO (GUINEA/SPAIN)
KATRO & CO. (MADAGASCAR)
KINGDOM TRANSLATORS (UGANDA/FRANCE)
LIOR MEDIA (WASHINGTON DC)
LOGITECH (SWITZERLAND/DR-CONGO)
LES SAMBAS PROFESSIONNELS (GABON)

N
MTN (CONGO)
MMT AVOCATS (FRANCE/GABON)
MEROE GLOBAL (FRANCE)
MORINGALA (MADAGASCAR)
MAT LI (MADAGASCAR)
MAYADIGITAL (MOROCCO)
MARODIA (MADAGASCAR)
M O
NBA - NATIONAL BASKETBALL AFRICA
NOVA INC. (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO)
NALLAH BEAUTY (FRANCE/MALI/COTE D'IVOIRE)
NEBEDAI COSMETICS (SENEGAL)
NY MANJARY (MADAGASCAR)
NAKAWA (TUNISIA)
ORANGE (COTE DIVOIRE)
OS HOLDINGS (SOUTH AFRICA)
OPEN CONSULTING (CAMEROON)

R
PAN ASSOCIES (FRANCE/SPAIN/EQUATORIAL GUINEA)
PRINCESS COMMUNICATIONS (USA/NIGERIA/BENIN)
P S
ROTAN BEAUTY COSMETICS (COTE D'IVOIRE/FRANCE)
RIDAAF (FRANCE/CAMEROON)
REDLIPS BEAUTY ACADEMY (SENEGAL)
CABINET SbLEGAL (FRANCE)
SAP - QUEBEC (CANADA)
SPLENDEURS D'AFRIK (SENEGAL)
SKY LEADZ ADVERTISING (FRANCE)
SEMAINE DE LA SCIENCE & DES TECHNOLOGIES DE
KINSHASA (DR-CONGO)

U
TROPICS GROUP OF COMPANIES
TRACE TV (COTE D'IVOIRE/DR-CONGO)
TALENTS AWAKE (FRANCE/CAMEROON)
T V
UNIVERSAL MUSIC AFRICA (COTE D'IVOIRE)
UNITEL (ANGOLA)
UKO SOKONI (UGANDA/BURUNDI)
VERSUS BANK (COTE D'IVOIRE)
VOAHARY (MADAGASCAR)
VIVIAN FOWLER MEMORIAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS (NIGERIA)
VIZEO AGENCY (COTE D'IVOIRE/SENEGAL/CONGO)

WORLD HEALTH INNOVATION SUMMIT (SCOTLAND/UK)
W Y
YTAL CONSULT (DEMOCATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO)
YEMALI (GABON/FRANCE)

Tropics Business Summit 2020 Key Sectors
NETWORKING
OPPORTUNITIES
The Afro-Caribbean Entrepreneurs
took part in the Tropics Startups
Challenge and engaged VCs from
Africa and Europe.
BILATERAL G2B &
B2B MEETINGS
The Governments of South Africa,
Senegal and Congo got to engage
the private sector on investment
opportunities amidst Covid-19.
STRATEGIC
NETWORKING
A post-conference networking
session will take place in mid
February 2020 to help SME build
synergies with their counterparts.
THE 2020 TROPICS
POWERLIST
TROPICS MAGAZINE released ts 2020
powerlist featuring the top Startups to
invest in 2021 and beyond.

The 8 sectors of
the 2020 Tropics
Business Summit
The TROPICS BUSINESS
SUMMIT caters to all business
industries with the goal to
position Africa as a top
investment destination.
AGRICULTURE / AGRIBUSINESS
01
02
03
04
05
06
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
BANKING / FINTECH / CRYPTO
ENERGY / MINING / OIL & GAS
HEALTH / TOURISM
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
55 participating
countries
ALGERIA - ANGOLA - BELGIUM - BENIN -
BURUNDI - CAMEROON - CENTRAL
AFRICAN REPUBLIC - COTE D'IVOIRE -
DR-CONGO - CAPE VERDE - CANADA -
CONGO - EQUATORIAL - CHAD - CHILI -
COMOROS - DJIBOUTI - GABON -
GERMANY - GUINEA - GHANA - GUINEA -
HAITI - INDONESIA - ITALY - KENYA -
FRANCE - GUADELOUPE - INDONESIA -
MADAGASCAR - MARTINIQUE - MALI -
MAURITIUS - MAURITANIA - MIAMI -
MEXICO - MOROCCO - MOZAMBIQUE -
NIGER -SENEGAL - SWITZERLAND -
RUSSIA - RWANDA - SAN FRANCISCO -
SINGAPORE - SIERRA LEONE - SRI
LANKA - SPAIN - SOUTH AFRICA -
TOGO - TUNISIA - UGANDA - UNITED
KINGDOM - USA - ZIMBABWE
07 GENDER BALANCE / SOCIAL IMPACT
08 TECHNOLOGY / FMCG / TELECOMMS

Event Calendar 2021
Tropics Business Mixers &
Planned activities for 2021
49

TROPICS
BUSINESS
MIXER
26TH FEBRUARY
TROPICS
BUSINESS
MIXER
12TH MARCH
TROPICS
BUSINESS
MIXER
26TH MARCH
TROPICS
BUSINESS
MIXER
16TH APRIL
TROPICS
BUSINESS
MIXER
30TH APRIL
MADAGASCAR SOUTH
AFRICA
COTE D'IVOIRE USA MOROCCO

TROPICS
BUSINESS
MIXER
14TH MAY
TROPICS
BUSINESS
MIXER
28TH MAY
TROPICS
BUSINESS
MIXER
11TH JUNE
TROPICS
BUSINESS
MIXER
25TH JUNE
TROPICS
BUSINESS
MIXER
16TH JULY
CAMEROON SENEGAL CONGO & DR-
CONGO
FRENCH
CARIBBEAN
GABON

TROPICS
BUSINESS
MIXER
30TH JULY
TROPICS
BUSINESS
MIXER
13TH AUGUST
TROPICS
BUSINESS
MIXER
27TH AUGUST
TROPICS
BUSINESS
MIXER
10TH SEPTEMBER
TROPICS
BUSINESS
MIXER
24TH SEPTEMBER
QUEBEC RWANDA ETHIOPIA KENYA NIGERIA

Global partners rock our world!
We hope to have you back on board in October 2021.
54

You're invited to our 5th annual
Save The Date: 13th - 16th October 2021
For more information, please contact:
TROPICS GROUP OF COMPANIES
Tel: +27 (0) 72 749 2347 | Email: hello@tropicsbusinesssummit.com
venicia.guinot@tropicsbusinesssummit.com | tropics.info@gmail.com
Website: https://tropicsbusinesssummit.com

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